Asia
War in Ukraine
In a joint statement, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was joined by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and 47 foreign ministers in condemning the alleged transfer.
Jan. 9
Putin
Military enlistment offices in Russia have begun issuing the first war veterans’ certificates to former mercenaries of the Wagner group, which mutinied against the Ministry of Defense last year.
Jan. 8
Russia
Nikolai Vasilyev, whose rap name is VACIO, had attended a “nearly-naked” party where he had worn a sock over his penis.
Jan. 8
War in Ukraine
Moscow's forces fired multiple North Korean ballistic missiles into Ukraine as part of a mass aerial attack on Jan. 2, White House spokesperson John Kirby said.
Jan. 4
Russia
While not confirmed, an anonymously-run Russian Telegram channel claims the body was Alexei Chernykh's, an alleged friend and lover of poisoned Anton Kuznetsov, the former director of Russia Today.
Dec. 28, 2023
Russia
India buys Russian oil and then resells it to Europe, which has sanctioned the oil, Russia’s deputy prime minister said.
Dec. 27, 2023
Turkey and Hungary remain the only North Atlantic Treaty Organization members left to ratify Sweden's bid 19 months after it applied for membership.
Dec. 26, 2023
War in Ukraine
Nepal has a long-standing tradition of supplying “Gurkha” fighters to foreign services, from British and Indian armies to UN Peacekeepers. Now Kathmandu says they’re in Ukraine fighting on both sides.
Dec. 6, 2023
Russia
Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov’s son, Adamy Kadyrov, received his third state award for “the strengthening of traditional Islamic values” after beating up a prisoner who allegedly burned a Quran.
Oct. 25, 2023
India
Russia's war against Ukraine is beginning to seriously undermine India’s confidence in both the Kremlin's propaganda and its weaponry.
May. 13, 2023
Ukraine
Timothy Ash considers the latest call to be just about buying time for Putin, as it would be too weak from China's perspective to risk a regime change in Russia.
Apr. 27, 2023
War in Ukraine
With the war not going as planned, Putin would take any peace deal he could get. Ukraine has more options and will forestall talking peace until the Spring offensive plays out, writes Timothy Ash.
Mar. 23, 2023
China
November 28, 2022 What in the world is wrong with China? Months of draconian “zero-Covid” lockdowns have failed and the disease continues to surge, disrupting lives and livelihoods.
Nov. 28, 2022
War in Ukraine
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and General Wei Fenghe, Minister of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China, at a meeting in Cambodia discussed Russia’s war in Ukraine. That’s according
Nov. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
France’s President Emmanuel Macron will urge his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to “pressure” Russia to return to the negotiating table over the war in Ukraine, a French official said Monday, Nov. 14.
Nov. 14, 2022
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Biden expressed "deep concern" over Beijing’s support of Russia’s defense industry as Moscow invades Ukraine, and condemned the deployment of thousands of troops to Russia by China’s ally North Korea.
Nov. 17